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A teaspoon (tsp.) is a small spoon that can be used to stir a cup of tea or coffee, or as a tool for measuring volume. [1] [2] The size of teaspoons ranges from about 2.5 to 7.3mL (about 0·088 to 0·257 imperial fluid ounce or 0·085 to 0·247 US fluid ounce).
In Canada, a teaspoon is historically 1 ⁄ 6 imperial fluid ounce (4.74 mL) and a tablespoon is 1 ⁄ 2 imperial fl oz (14.21 mL). In both Britain and Canada, cooking utensils commonly come in 5 mL for teaspoons and 15 mL for tablespoons, hence why it is labelled as that on the chart.
Metric measuring spoons are available in sets, usually between four and six, typically with decilitre (100 ml), tablespoon (15 ml), teaspoon (5 ml) and millilitre measures. [citation needed] For fractional measures, there is often a line inside to indicate "half" or "a quarter", or a separate measure may be included, like 1 ⁄ 2 dl.
1 Australian metric tablespoon = 20 ml = 1 1 / 3 international metric tablespoons = 2 metric dessert spoons, 1 metric dessert spoon = 10 ml each = 4 metric teaspoons, 1 metric teaspoon = 5 ml each ≈ 5·63 British imperial fluid drachms ≈ 0·7 British imperial fluid ounce ≈ 1·41 UK tablespoons ≈ 2·82 UK dessert spoons
Teaspoon — small, suitable for stirring and sipping tea or coffee; standard capacity one third of a tablespoon; a cooking measure of volume; Tablespoon — sometimes used for ice cream and soup; standard capacity of three teaspoons; a cooking measure of volume; M1926 spoon — Army issue with mess kits from 1941 to 2002, volume of two tablespoons
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For nutritional labeling and medicine in the US, the teaspoon and tablespoon are defined as a metric teaspoon and tablespoon—precisely 5 mL and 15 mL respectively. [ 22 ] The saying, "a pint's a pound the world around", refers to 16 US fluid ounces of water weighing approximately (about 4% more than) one pound avoirdupois.
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